The grant, totally more than £80,000 will be used to help fund the next phase of the museum’s redevelopment programme – new galleries dedicated to Japan and Korea.

The museum’s Japanese collections are very rich and diverse. Most of the collection dates from the Edo Period (1603-1868 CE) and Meiji Era (1868-1912 CE) but there are also important pieces which date to earlier periods.

The Korean collection is much smaller, numbering only just over 300 objects and as a consequence the Oriental Museum has never had a Korean gallery. Despite its small size, this collection includes a wide range of objects from musical instruments to textiles, coins, weapons, ceramics and furniture. Some objects date back as far as the Koryo Period (935-1392 CE).

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